Silmänsä menettänyt kuusitiainen onnistui vielä löytämään ruokintapaikalta syötävää. Kuva eilispäivältä Mäntsälästä. - Coal tit has lost its eye, but was still able to find seeds at the feeder, picture taken yesterday in Southern Finland.

Summary: Small birds are suffering during hard winters. Their weakened body can catch e.g. salmonella which is spreading via contaminated seeds and untidy feeding sites. Some birds have deformed legs, but are still able to cope. Sometimes the birds look like beaten: lost eyes or bare red skin is visible.